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Military - note Bhutan, in 6 editions.
The entry for Bhutan published Military - note in 6 editions of 36, from 2019 to 2025. The text changed in 5 editions. Each is shown as published. Military - note in every entry.
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- the first edition with it
- 2019
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Military - note” (2019 to 2025).
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Changed since 2024Bhutan does not have an air force. India is responsible for military training, arms supplies, and the air defense of Bhutan. (2018)
Bhutan does not have an air force. India is responsible for military training, arms supplies, and the air defense of Bhutan. (2018)
The entry for Bhutan did not include Military - note.
India is responsible for military training, arms supplies, and the air defense of Bhutan (2021)
Bhutan does not have an air force. India is responsible for military training, arms supplies, and the air defense of Bhutan. (2018) Bhutan (2021)
India is responsible for military training, arms supplies, and the air defense of Bhutan (2022)
India is responsible for military training, arms supplies, and the air defense of Bhutan (2021) (2022)
- the Army is responsible for external threats but also has some internal security functions such as conducting counterinsurgency operations, guarding forests, and providing security for prominent persons;
- the force is deployed throughout the country in more than a dozen “wings,” each comprised of a few infantry companies;
- the Army also has units of royal bodyguards and special forces;
- Bhutan relies on India for military training, arms supplies, and the country’s air defense (2023)
Rewritten: too little of the 2022 text remains to mark the changes.
the Army is responsible for external threats but also has some internal security functions such as conducting counterinsurgency operations, guarding forests, and providing security for prominent persons; the force is deployed throughout the country in more than a dozen “wings,” each comprised of a few infantry companies; the Army also has units of royal bodyguards and special forces; Bhutan relies on India for military training, arms supplies, and the country’s air defense (2023)
- the Army is responsible for external threats but also has some internal security functions such as conducting counterinsurgency operations, guarding forests, and providing security for prominent persons;
- Bhutan relies on India for military training, arms supplies, and the country’s air defense (2024)
the Army is responsible for external threats but also has some internal security functions such as conducting counterinsurgency operations, guarding forests, and providing security for prominent persons; the force is deployed throughout the country in more than a dozen “wings,” each comprised of a few infantry companies; the Army also has units of royal bodyguards and special forces; Bhutan relies on India for military training, arms supplies, and the country’s air defense (2023) (2024)
- the Army is responsible for external threats but also has some internal security functions such as conducting counterinsurgency operations, guarding forests, and providing security for prominent persons;
- Bhutan's closest security partner is India;
- under the 2007 India-Bhutan Friendship Treaty, both countries agreed to cooperate closely on issues relating to their national interests (2025)
the Army is responsible for external threats but also has some internal security functions such as conducting counterinsurgency operations, guarding forests, and providing security for prominent persons; Bhutan relies on India for military training, arms supplies, and Bhutan's closest security partner is India; under the country’s air defense (2024) 2007 India-Bhutan Friendship Treaty, both countries agreed to cooperate closely on issues relating to their national interests (2025)
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Bhutan: Military - note.” The World Factbook, 2019–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/bhutan/military-note.